NHTSA Campaign 21V979000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE
NHTSA campaign 21V979000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other: anchorage. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 21V979000 with NHTSA on December 16, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V979000, NHTSA lists up to 2,622 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V979000 were scheduled from January 28, 2022, 43 days after the report.
21V979000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2022.
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V979000 ranks 367 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 21V979000, Ford Motor Company has 31 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 21V979000 was 21V811000, reported on October 15, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E and 2022 Maverick vehicles. The rear seat belt buckles may not be properly attached to the rear floor assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
- The risk
- Improperly attached seat belts may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will repair the rear seat belt buckle attachments, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 28, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C36.
Reported December 16, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V979000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V979000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: December 16, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted